exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
sweeping sideways; mowing down
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
interior; inside; internal
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
accumulation; accumulate; store
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
girl; young (unmarried) woman
observation; survey; watching
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to cut corners; to be shoddy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence